at; in; to

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 40th character
Radical ⼆ (7.1)
Strokes 3
Index # 24
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

于 yú
  1. 1. at
  2. 2. in
  3. 3. to
  4. 4. by
  5. 5. from
  6. 6. than
  7. 7. out of
  8. 8. variant of
  9. 9. surname Yu
  10. 10. to go
  11. 11. to take
  12. 12. sentence-final interrogative particle

Stroke order

于 stroke order diagram
于 stroke order animation

Words containing 于

Word Meaning
less than, <
prone to; very likely
willing to help others
equivalent to
second only to...; (in second place) preceded only by...
to make public; to let everyone know
even (to the extent that); so much (that)
forced to; under pressure to do sth; constrained
second only to; second after
world-famous
to tend towards
to fail to pay sufficient attention to
to go against
(idiom) terribly busy; up to one's ears in work
to be happy with the status quo
to feel contented with
scheduled at; set at
to rely on; to depend on
because of; owing to; to originate from
to surpass
to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
therefore
to be willing to